Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of expense account credit cards paid by his Department; the credit limit on each card; the amount spent on expense account credit cards since 2004 to date in 2009; the instances where the annual expenditure on a single credit card exceeded €5,000 with the grade of the credit card holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16058/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 17 expense account credit cards held by staff in my Department in connection with their official duties. The credit limit on these cards is €10,000 and the total expenses on the credit card accounts for the period 2004 to 2009 to-date amounts to €229,080. My Department's librarian also holds a credit card used for the purchases of books and other materials for the library. The credit limit on this card is €100,000 and expenditure on this card exceeded €5,000 each year during the period 2004 to 2008.

In relation to the 17 expense credit cards, the following are the instances where the annual expenses on a single card exceeded €5,000: